Sleeve measuring device



Aug. 1965 E. P. DAZZO 3,197,875

SLEEVE MEASURING DEVIGE Filed Jan. 19, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. E DWARD DAZ Z 0 ATTORNEYS Aug. 3, 1965 E. P. DAZZO SLEEVE MEASURING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F'i1ed Jan. 19. 1962 FIG.5

INVENTOR. EDWARD MAZZO ATTORN E YS.

United States Patent O 3,197,875 SLEEVE MEASURING DEVICE Edward P. DAzzo, College Point, N.Y., assignor to H. Daroi & Sons, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Filec'l Jan. 19, 1962,Se1. No. 167,258 3 Claims. (Cl. 33-169) This invention relates to a novel method and device for adjusting the length of the sleeves on a jacket, coat or other wearing apparel.

It is a matter of common knowledge that sleeves in ready-made outer garments usua]ly do not possess the exact length desired by the purchaser. One reason for this is that a mans arms are not usually of the same length, whereas the sleeves on a ready-made garrnent are. In most cases when an outer jacket is purchased, the sleeve length must be adjusted to suit the customer. In the past, this adjustment was carried out by a tailor who estimated the approxim-ate length that a sleeve should be and by an appropriate chalk marking on thesleeve, indicated the amount of lengthening or shortening required.

The aforementioned method in many cases proved to be irraccurate. No exact measurements were ever made and the amount of alteraton made depended on how trained the tailors eye was. In many cases when the chalk markngs Were made by clothing salesmen, and not talors, the results proved to be even more inaccurate.

Using the device of this invention, s1eve length can be accurately adjusted to within a srn-all fraction of an inch. Furthermore, once a purchaser decides the appropriate length that he desires for his sleeves, this length can be a'ccurately maintained whenever any subsequent garrnent is altered.

One of the main difficulties of visual alteration is that there was never any pre-determined point of reference made to determine how long the sleeves should be. This invention utilizes the discovery that the tip of the thumb can provide a very accurate reference pont for determining the precise length of a sleeve.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a nove1 method and device for accurately adjusting the sleeve length of a garrnent.

It is :another object ofthis invention to provide a s1eeve measuring device which is simple in construction and useable by any clothing salesrnan, regardless of his tailoring skill.

These and other objects are accomplished by providing a sleeve measuring device comprising two elongated walls, each wall being internally grooved to provide a channel therein, a bar slidable Within said channel, means joining the elongated walls at one end thereof and means to support a thumb secured to said joining meahs.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention Will be readily appreciated as the same becornes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection With the accompanyng drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the sleeve measuring device of this inventon, taken from the top thereof;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the sleeve measuring device of this invention, taken from the bottom thereof;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the device of this invention in operative position, and depcting a s1eeve at its proper length;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 5, but depicting a sleeve which is too short;

3,197,875 Patented Aug. 3, 1965 ,bodying the present invention is generally shown at 10 in FIG. 1. Device 10 basically comprises a bar 12 which is generally rectangul-ar in shape, but is provided With an arcuate end 14 for ornamental purposes.

Bar 12 is provided With a rectangular recess 16 which extends longitudinally along a substantial portion of the upper surface of the bar and inwardly from end 18. Legs 20 extend on opposite sdes of recess 16. Each leg 20 is provided With a longitudinal groove 22 (FIG. 3) which extends the entire length of recess 16 and is adjacent thereto. 7

Slidably mounted within recess 16 is a rod 24 having a cross-section of an inverted T. Rod 24 includes longitudinal tongues 26 which extend the entire length thereof and are received in grooves 22. Rod 24 is equal in length t0 recess 16, and sldes back and forth Within sad recess in the directions of arrows 28.

A shoulder 30 is perpendicularly glued or otherwise secured in the bottom surface 32 of bar 12 (FIG. 4). The forward face 34 of shoulder 30 1ies in the same plano as the rear face 36 of recess 16 (FIG. 4).

The top surface of each 1eg 20 of bar 12 is calibrated in inches or other suitable dimensions. The dimensions increase upwardly starting With zero in the plane of rear or inner face 36 of recess 16. The rod 24 is also calibrated along its top surface in the s-ame dimensions as legs 20. However, the calibrations of rod 24 ncrease in the opposite directon to those of legs 20. Thus, as seen in FIG. 1, the calibrations of the rod 24 start at zero on the outer end 38 of the rod 24.

As previously pointed out, rod 24 is exactly the sarne length as legs 20. Thus, whenever rod 24 is slid outwardly from recess 16, the amount of protrusion of the rod above end 18 of bar 12 can easily be determined by reading the calibrations on the rod.

The device of this invention can be fabricated of any number of materials. For case of manufacture and durability, it is preferred to mold the device from a synthetic resin pl-astic, such as polystyrene, polyethylene, polyvinyldene chloride, or polytetrafluoroethylene. Other materials such as wood, alumnum, magnesium or steel can be used.

The metbod of using the device in this invention s illustrated in F168. 5 to 8. FIG. 5 illustrates a sleeve 40 which is at the desired length. In order to determine what this length -is, the tip of the thumb of the Wearer is used as a reference point. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the tip of the thumb is placed firm1y against shoulder 30 of the device 10. The rear surface 32 is then placed flush against the outr surface of the thumb ponting upward toward the wrist. Rod 24 is then slid upwardly until the outer end of the rod is adjacent the level on the back of the band which is the desired length of the sleeve. As seen in FIG. 5, the desired length measures 5% above the tip of the thumb, as determined by the device of the invent-on, inasmuch as bar 12 s 4 /2" long and rod 24 projects 1" thereabove.

FIG. 6 illustrates a sleeve 42 which is too short for the wearer. Assuming tbat 5 /2" is the correct distance from the tip of the thumb for the wearer in FIG. 6, it will be noted that the sleeve is /2 too short. This is easily determined by noting that the current sleeve length is 6" :above the tip of the thumb as measured by the device of this invention.

FIG. 7 illustrates a sleeve 44 Which is too long for the Wearer. Again assurning that /2" is the correct distance from the tip of the thumb, it Will be noted that the sleeve in FIG. 7 is /2" too long. Again, this is deter- 1nined by noting that the current s1eeve Iength is 5" above the tip of the thumb as measured by the dei/ice of this invention.

After determining wnether the sleeve is -too long or too short, the amount of diflerence for each sleeve is =noted on a tag or other paper by the clething salesman. 'It is then a simple matter for the tailor to lengthen or shorten each sieeve to exactly the desirediength.

As seen in FIG. 8, in some instances it is not necessary Io use slidable rod 24 in determining the sleeve length. As shown in FIG. 8, the sleeve is presently 3 /2" above the tip of the thurnb. If 5 /2" is the d-esired length, obviously the slegve must be shortened by 2". It shou1d als be noted thai: device is partially broken away in FIG. 8 to show the exact position of the thumb on the shoulder 30.

It is thus seen that the deviC'e of this invention provides a very simple and accurate means of determining the correct s1eeve length of ariy garment. Using the tip 'of the thumb as a rference pont always insures that the present invention are possible in the light of the above teachings. It 'is therefor to be understood that Within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specificaly described.

What is clairned as the invention is:

1. A sleeve measuring device comprising a bar, said bar having a longitudinally extending rectangular recess formed in the top surface thereof, and having a pair of parallel legs on opposite sides of said recess, at least one of said legs being calibrated, said recess being open at one end and terminating in a vertical Wa1 at the opposite end, a. shoulder fixedly and.perpendiclarly secured in the rear face of said bar for supporting the tip of a thumb thereon, With one wall of said shoulder lying in the seme piane as said vertical Wall of said recess, and a calibrated rod slidably mounted Within said recess.

2. The sleeve measuring device of claim 1, and including a pair of longitudinally extending grooves adjacent said recess, and a pair of longitudinally extending tongues on said rod which are slidably received Within said grooves.

3. The sleeve measuring device of clairn 1 Wherein the bar, shoulder and rod are made of a synthetic plastic.

Referemxces Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,432,834 10/22 Buck 33-161 2,112,930 4/38 Shulman et al 33 169 X 2,125,530 8/38 Verdier 33 8 2,507,G56 5/59 Smith 33-161 X 2,734,270 2/56 Finnegan 33-8 2,840,912 7/58 Montana 33 2 ISAAC LISANN, Primary Examiner. 

1. A SLEEVE MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING A BAR, SAID BAR HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING RECTANGULAR RECESS FORMED IN THE TOP SURFACE THEREOF, AND HAVING A PAIR OF PARALLEL LEGS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECESS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LEGS BEING CALIBRATED, SAID RECESS BEING OPEN AT ONE END AND TERMINATING IN A VERTICAL WALL AT THE OPPOSITE END, A SHOULDER FIXEDLY AND PERPENDICULARLY SECURED IN THE REAR FACE OF SAID BAR FOR SUPPORTING THE TIP OF A THUMB THEREON, WITH THE ONE WALL OF SAID SHOULDER LYING IN THE SAME PLANE AS SAID VERTICALY WALL OF SAID RECESS, AND A CALIBRATED ROD SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID RECESS. 